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Smart Cards and Biometrics in a Privacy-Sensitive Secure Personal Identification System
White Paper Both government and commercial organizations are implementing secure personal Identification (ID) systems to improve confidence in verifying the identity of individuals seeking access to physical or virtual locations. [14 Nov 2009]
India's social ills soothed by outsourcing leaders?
Comment Technology will provide scalability and security in the ID project, which will include a massive database of personal information, photographs and biometrics to ensure that every Indian, whether living... [27 Jul 2009]
IBM inks ID cards biometrics contract despite Tory scrap pledge
News The company said on Friday that it has subcontracted work to Atos Origin, which will provide integration and operations support, and to Sagem Sécurité, which will supply biometrics services and software. [13 Jul 2009]
And the £400m biometric passport contract goes to…?
News The passports will feature new designs and improved security, including the ability to carry fingerprint biometrics. Today we are affirming our commitment to making this travel document more secure than ever by using... [12 Jun 2009]
ID cards head for the high street
News Smith said in a statement: "While private companies will clearly benefit from the increased footfall from offering this service, their customers will benefit from being able to quickly provide their biometrics while they... [06 May 2009]
The A to Z of ID cards
News The ID cards project will use biometrics - unique physical characteristics - to identify card holders. Iris scans were initially touted as a biometric that would be stored on the... [15 Apr 2009]
£650m ID card biometrics: IBM and CSC win contracts
News ID cards and passports with fingerprint and facial biometrics will provide a safe and secure way of protecting personal details and proving identity," said Smith. The [ID... [08 Apr 2009]
Gov't watchdog reveals first ID card worries
News Another risk to the ID cards project cited by the 2003 review was the debate over the effectiveness of biometrics. While the ID cards currently in circulation carry the... [20 Mar 2009]
Exclusive: ID cards are here - but police can't read them
News Cambridge University security expert Richard Clayton told silicon.com: "If this capability is not there then the biometrics are, in short, a waste of time. Identity minister Meg Hillier told silicon.com last week that... [04 Feb 2009]
First large-scale ID card trials coming to Manchester?
News Biometrics from A-Z… Volunteers for the ID card pilot will get their cards ahead of the wider UK population, who will be able to apply for ID cards from 2011. However,... [29 Jan 2009]
"Please give me an ID card" say UK citizens
News Biometrics from A-Z Click here for all there is on biometrics, from ear to X-ray. Over the last two years, 1,142 out of 3,073 pieces of correspondence to government on the biometric cards have been... [22 Dec 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 28.11.08
Round-Up Booth seethed: "It makes a lie of all these grandiose claims about biometrics if there is not the infrastructure to back it up. The national ID card scheme has had its detractors. That's... [01 Dec 2008]
ID cards: Rely on 'visual check' as biometrics unreadable
News Phil Booth, national co-ordinator for ID cards pressure group NO2ID, said: "It makes a lie of all these grandiose claims about biometrics if there is not the infrastructure to back it up. Fingerprints... [25 Nov 2008]
Inbox: Brits baying for blood over ID
Comment I don't care what biometrics are held on a card I possess as long as none are held on any government server! This week, ID cards were in the news yet again, this time with readers... [24 Nov 2008]
ID cards 'could replace passports'
News B is for Biometrics To view the ID card secondary legislation in full, click here. However, IPS officials added this month's rollout is part of the UK Borders Act rather than the... [21 Nov 2008]
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